Overall sowing under all crops in the current kharif season touched 1,087.33 lakh hectares (lh) as of August 30, up by 2 per cent from 1066.89 lh a year ago, the Agriculture Ministry said on Monday. The government is hopeful of another year of bumper harvest with higher area and good rainfall across the country. However, with the prediction of above-normal rains in September, policymakers are closely watching the weather scenario.